High-performance wireless connectivity. With support for the 802.11n standard, the SonicPoint N2 can achieve a data rate of up to 450 Mbps while maintaining a high performance level at extended ranges.

Excellent signal quality and reliability. With dual radios and six external antennas plus support for up to four spatial streams and 3x3 MIMO, the SonicPoint N2 provides excellent signal quality and highly reliable wireless coverage.

Flexible deployment options. SonicPoint N2 can receive power from Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) cabling through an 802.3at Power over Ethernet (PoE) Injector. As a plenum rated access point, the SonicPoint N2 can be safely installed in air-handling spaces, such as in or above suspended ceilings.

Centralized management. SonicPoints are automatically detected, provisioned and updated by the managing SonicWall SuperMassive, NSA or TZ Series firewall, and central WLAN administration is also handled directly from the firewall GUI.

Virtual access point (VAP) segmentation. The SonicPoint Series supports dedicated authentication and privacy settings by enabling the creation of up to eight service set identifiers (SSIDs), all sharing the same physical infrastructure. This provides logical segmentation of secure wireless network traffic from guest access.

Broad standards and protocols support. With support for a wide range of wireless standards and security protocols (including 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, WPA2 and WPA), the SonicPoint Series enables organizations to leverage prior investments in devices that are incapable of supporting higher encryption standards while easing migration to 802.11ac.

Wireless intrusion detection and prevention. Wireless intrusion detection and prevention scans the wireless network for unauthorized (rogue) access points and then the managing firewall automatically takes countermeasures to prevent connections to the device.

Lightweight hotspot messaging. Extending the SonicWall wireless guest services model of differentiated internet access for guest users, lightweight hotspot messaging enables extensive customization of the authentication interface and the use of any kind of authentication scheme.

Granular security policy enforcement. Administrators can implement firewall rules for all wireless traffic and control all wireless client communications to any device on the network. For an added layer of security, they can block communications between wireless devices on the same virtual access point.